Bringing Art To Life - A Story Told

Art Brought to Life  - The Story of A Nigerian Artist.

Desmond O. Appiah | Tuesday 2/27/2018 | Africa 

Ever Stumbled on something artistic and thought it was an actual Photograph of a person?
Well this is what this African Artist does. He brings his paintings to live. Such skill is only specific to Talents given from Above .

Who is this Artist ?

Born(1981 (age 36–37)
Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria) Oresegun Olumide is a Nigerian hyper-realistic artist.^[1] On 8 March 2016, he received media attention in Nigeria and beyond after he posted some of his oil on canvas paintings on social media website Facebook.^[2][3]

Born in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, Olumide's love for drawing and painting started when he was 4. He is an alumnus of Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos where he graduated with a distinction in Fine Art.^[4] He cites Pablo Picasso and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni as his role models.^[5

The hyperrealism created in the oil paintings makes his work seem so life like that it is hard to believe they aren't.^[4]

Esra Gurkan, CNN, March 9, 2016

Olumide started painting professionally in 2005. His drawing and painting are inspired by his environment, mostly using water as the principal theme of his works. Olumide currently owns an art studio in Ikorodu where he showcases his works and exhibitions.^[5]

Oresegun has priced most of his pieces at a base price of around 200,000 naira ($1,000) but it is likely that the fame created by social media and international media coverage like CNNwill see those prices shoot up.  

Below are a few of his breathtaking works. Enjoy